Trick device.



UNITED STATES PATENT osnion.

JACOB H. GOSS, GF MAITLAND, PENNSYLVANIA.

TRICK DEVICE- To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAcoB H. Goes, a citizen of the United States,residing at Maitland, in the county of Mifilin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trick Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to trick devices; and it has for its primary object the provision of a device of this character simulating a whistle and arranged so as to contain a quantity of powder, such as flour, which may be blown into the face of one not familiar with the operation of the device.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and ar- "angement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings :Figure l is a perspective view of the device; i 2 is a similar view with the cover plate re moved; Fig. 3 is a section taken longitudinally through the device; and Fig. lis a similar View taken on a slightly different line and illustrating the manner of establishing communication between the mouth piece and the powder containing chamber.

The device comprises a container 1, which is preferably of rectangular form and provided with a chamber 2 for containing DHlVGI'lZGCl material, such as flour or the like, and as shown said chamber at the front of the device has its walls gradually extended in an upward direction, as at 3, where they are merged into relatively short discharge channels 4L, which open directly onto the surface 5 of the container. Above the chamber and at the sides thereof the container is provided with longitudinal guides 6 which receive the side edges of a sliding cover plate 7. This plate is provided with a manipulating portion 8,which normally extends slightly beyond the end 5 whereby it may be freely withdrawn when it is desired to supply the container with powder.

Beneath the chamber the container is provided with a continuous bore 7, which opens at one of its ends onto the end 5 and at its opposite end onto the end 8. To one side of the bore 7 is a passage 9 or bore which extends upwardly at an angle into the powder containing chamber terminating Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 26, 1913.

therein preferably at 10. Interchangeably Patented June 9, 1914.

Serial No. 803,311.

connected with the bores 7 and 9 is a mouth piece 11 having a continuous bore 12.

When enticing one to use the device in a manner where his efforts will be utilized to obtain sound therefrom, the holder places the mouth piece in the bore 7 and blows with an effort toward producing sound. When one who is not familiar with the operation of the device desires to exert his efforts toward operating the same, the holder removes the mouth piece from the passage 7 and inserts the same in the passage 9 so that when one blows the mouth piece air will be introduced to the powder containing chamber and, as a consequence thereof, the powder will be displaced and blown through the channels 4t and into the face of the operator. When the mouth piece is placed in the bore 7 as originally intended, the air will be discharged directly to the atmosphere by reason of the hereinbefore described construction of the bore, as will be understood.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or saci'iiicii'ig any of the advan tages of this invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1.. A trick device comprising a powder container having an outwardly opening channel, said device having a continuous passage therein opening at one of its ends to the atmosphere, and a second passage opening at one of its ends directly into the container, and a mouth piece intercl'iangeably connected with said passages.

2. A trick device comprising a member having a chamber therein, the said member having a plurality of passages, one of the passages opening into the chamber, the said. chamber opening at one of its ends onto one of the surfaces of the member, and a mouth piece interchangeably connected with said passages.

3. A trick device comprising a member having a chamber therein, and a plurality of channels connnunicating directly with the chamber, the said member having a passage extending upwardly at an angle into the bottom of the chamber, and a second paschamber, a mouth piece interchangeably sage arranged out of communication with connected with said passages, and a removthe chamber, and a mouth piece interchangeable cover plate overlying the chamber and ably connected with said passages. extending over portions of said channels.

A trick device comprising a member In testimony whereof I aflix my signahaving a chamber thereifi, a lurality of ture in presence of two witnesses. channels communicating irect with the chamber, the said member having a passage JACOB GOSS' extending upwardly at an angle into the Witnesses: 10 bottom of the chamber, a second passage arl/VM. H. WREN,

ranged out of communication with the V. E. MARTZ.

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